Sheepshank A shank is a type of knot that is used to shorten a rope or take up slack, such as the sheepshank. The sheepshank knot is not stable. It will fall apart under too much load or too ...

This simple knot can bypass the damaged section and make the rope fairly safe to use again. This video lesson from Bryan Black at ITS Tactical explains how tie the leg bone-looking sheepshank knot.

Sheepshank To test his seamanship skills, Quint asks Hooper to tie him a sheepshank, a knot used for shortening a rope instead of cutting it (although some think Hooper actually tied a trumpet knot).

Dylen said the main goal of Sheepshank Prison and the upcoming escape rooms are for people aged 13 to 113 to spend time together in an interactive adventure scenario that transports them out of ...

Learn how to tie knots in rope. Whether it's a simple overhand or the more complicated sheepshank, here are the 10 most useful knots know.

"Cell Block 4: Welcome to Sheepshank Prison" is one of the escape rooms at Lara's Labyrinth in Wethersfield. In foreground is co-owner Farah Assi Evenson with her husband Jonah Evensen at left and ...

The 'Surrey Six' is a collection of ways to tie rope that, for most people, are the only six knots you'll ever need. Agnes Stamp tries her hand at tying them, and looks in to the lore of knot tying.

A sheepshank is a useful knot that increases a rope’s versatility. Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Rick Horvath illustrates how to execute this basic knot that can really come in handy.